CHARTING NOSTROMO… Memories of Nostromo: Darrell’s story 25 Apr 2019 10:00:3915 Apr 2019 08:56:57 W-Y TRANSMITTAL PROTOCOL 1809246(09)/DC >> BEGIN TRANSMISSION... On September 30, 2017, The Nostromo Files launched “Memories of Nostromo,” a guest essay series. As I write these words, I realize…
FRIENDS OF THE NOSTROMO FILES… Nostromo tees. 22 Sep 2018 18:41:46 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> Now, here's an obscure T-shirt that even a dedicated Nostromo fan will appreciate! A nod to Brian Wyvill (aka BLOB), who created the original…
ART… Samples, from The Nostromo Files. 14 Feb 2017 20:02:328 Jul 2018 21:33:19 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> Astro-cartography proceeds apace here as I work to update The Nostromo Files website. Striving for that "wonderfully retro" look, with which the site has been praised, sometimes…
FILM… “Equatorial orbit nailed”: the story behind the computer animations of ‘Alien’. 21 May 2016 22:51:5022 Jun 2019 15:26:58 The retro-futurist design aesthetic of Ridley Scott's Alien lends authenticity to the depiction of the commercial towing vehicle, Nostromo, that veteran of untold ore-processing runs in the service of Weyland-Yutani's…
